[Resolved] Move Comments section before the footer

[Alejandro]

Hi,
My blog section is organized in two columns (content + sidebar). At the end of the content column I have the comments section which I would like to move outside and place it before the footer (along with other elements such breadcrumbs, social share buttons, related posts, etc).

Apart from the comments, I can move the rest of the items via Hook Element but I do not know how to deal with the comments.

Could you provide some help here?

Thank you

[David]

Hi there,

currently it is baked into the single.php

Tom explains what to do here:

https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/move-comments-to-different-area/#post-1274565

Then further down on the same topic how to hook the form back in:

https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/move-comments-to-different-area/#post-1277317

[Alejandro]

Oh, wonderful!
I am using a child theme so the only thing I have to do is to replicate the file with Tom’s indications on the child theme folder in my server right?
thank you

[David]

Thats correct!

[Alejandro]

Mmmm, I was looking for the piece of code you mention (link) but does not look like my single.php file:

<?php
/**
 * The Template for displaying all single posts.
 *
 * @package GeneratePress
 */

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}

get_header(); ?>

	<div id="primary" <?php generate_do_element_classes( 'content' ); ?>>
		<main id="main" <?php generate_do_element_classes( 'main' ); ?>>
			<?php
			/**
			 * generate_before_main_content hook.
			 *
			 * @since 0.1
			 */
			do_action( 'generate_before_main_content' );

			if ( generate_has_default_loop() ) {
				while ( have_posts() ) :

					the_post();

					generate_do_template_part( 'single' );

				endwhile;
			}

			/**
			 * generate_after_main_content hook.
			 *
			 * @since 0.1
			 */
			do_action( 'generate_after_main_content' );
			?>
		</main>
	</div>

	<?php
	/**
	 * generate_after_primary_content_area hook.
	 *
	 * @since 2.0
	 */
	do_action( 'generate_after_primary_content_area' );

	generate_construct_sidebars();

	get_footer();

Could you tell me which part of the code I should get rid off?

Thanks!

[Tom]

As of 3.0.0, it’s actually hooked into the template: https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/3.0.2/inc/structure/comments.php#L177

So we can move it like this:

add_action( 'wp', function() {
    remove_action( 'generate_after_do_template_part', 'generate_do_comments_template', 15 );
} );

add_action( 'generate_before_footer', function() {
    if ( is_page() || is_single() ) {
        if ( comments_open() || '0' != get_comments_number() ) :
            /**
             * generate_before_comments_container hook.
             *
             * @since 2.1
             */
            do_action( 'generate_before_comments_container' );
            ?>

            <div class="comments-area">
                <?php comments_template(); ?>
            </div>

        <?php
        endif;
    }
} );

[Alejandro]

Thanks Tom.
I’ve added this code to my functions.php file in my child theme and I can see the comments right before the footer.
But I still don’t know how to get rid of the comments in their original position… Where (and which) lines I have to delete?

Best, A.

[Tom]

That’s what this line should do:

remove_action( 'generate_after_do_template_part', 'generate_do_comments_template', 15 );

Can you confirm that it’s been added?

[Alejandro]

Yep, confirmed!

[Alejandro]

I mean, confirmed that has been added but is not working well as said before…

[Tom]

Can you try the updated code here?: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/move-comments-section-before-the-footer/#post-1663535

[Alejandro]

Works flawlessly! Thanks Tom & David 🙂

[Tom]

Glad we could help! 🙂

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